Botanic Gardens 31Jan26

From KH

Danny and I went to Singapore Botanic Gardens today.

An immature pale CHE with 6 fingers? Look more carefully, replacement feather growing in place of molted finger.

Male Brown-throated Sunbird sipping nectar from Bronze Banana flower.

A Blue-winged Pitta at Learning Forest.

Red-whiskered Bulbuls also.

Smooth Otter couple at Symphony Lake: Dear, I thought you said there'll be symphony??

Telok Blangah Hill Park 29Oct21

From KH

Another day of raptor watch at Telok Blangah Hill. This time some Japanese Sparrowhawks and Oriental Honey-Buzzards.

Japanese Sparrowhawks

Oriental Honey-Buzzards

Brown-throated Sunbird drinking nectar from Rain Tree.

Javan Munia feeding on grass seed.

Common Mormon sipping nectar from Bougainvillea flower. Do you know the pink petals are modified leaves called bracts?

The most interesting observation for me today was carpenter bees chasing House Swift! Sorry no photos.

Rower's Bay 18Sep21

From KH

A short walk around Rower's Bay revealed a few common birds:

White-throated Kingfisher

Pacific Swallow

And Brown-throated Sunbird couple on Red Leea.

Lots of mosquitofish in the reservoir.

Changeable Lizard can't decide which Dancing Dropwing to go for!

There were lots of dragonflies: Dancing Dropwing, Variegated Skimmer.

Common Scarlet - male and female

And damselflies - male Common Bluetail

Chocolate Pansy with tethered wings and Asian Weaver Ants on nest.

Lots of Apple Snail and their eggs.

Next up: Seletar Dam.

Clementi Woods 20Mar21

From Con

Female Black-naped Monarch at Clementi Woods. Others have got better photos of the bluish colour of the head of the bird, and I got some incredible looks also, but missed those photos. However, I was an early arrival, only Frank was there when I arrived, and I got photos that others didn't. I also heard the bird sing a few times. According to Wells, the immatures look like females except adult female has a brown iris, immature has a grey iris. Try to see this difference in the field! ©Con Foley

From KH

I had to work in the morning, but glad that I made it in time to see this one day wonder at Clementi Woods. By this time, after noon time, she was higher up and hiding.

This male Brown-throated Sunbird was a distraction while we searched for the monarch.

Danny and JS were on Kusu Island. They only saw distant terns.

Sengkang Riverside Park 19Dec20

From KH

I took a short walk around Sengkang Riverside Park.

Female Brown-throated Sunbird seeping nectar from Jambu flower.

Jambu flowers and fruits.

The palm fruit that dropped on the ground became easy picking for Javan Myna and Zebra Doves.

African Oil Palm Elaeis guineensis that feeds a generation.

Red-breasted Parakeets enjoying palm fruit.

Sengkang Floating Wetland is home to White-breasted Waterhen, Yellow-vented Bulbul and Malaysian Pied-Fantail.

1. Spotted Dove 4
2. Zebra Dove 11
3. Asian Koel 3 - Heard
4. dark swiftlet sp. 1
5. White-breasted Waterhen 2
6. Collared Kingfisher 2 - Heard
7. Blue-throated Bee-eater 1
8. Blue-tailed Bee-eater 2
9. Rose-ringed Parakeet 4
10. Red-breasted Parakeet 2
11. Black-naped Oriole 2
12. Malaysian Pied-Fantail 2
13. House Crow 1
14. Common Tailorbird 1
15. Ashy Tailorbird 1 - Heard
16. Black-browed Reed Warbler 5 - 2+3
17. Yellow-vented Bulbul 6
18. Common Myna 1
19. Javan Myna 10
20. Brown-throated Sunbird 6 - Feeding at flowering tree
21. Olive-backed Sunbird 1

Sengkang May09

From KH

Circuit Breaker continues for another month, so it's more window birding.

These Feral Pigeons always come to this lamp post. One of them came with strings attached...

It seemed these Zebra Doves also like the same lamp post.

Whereas, these Spotted Doves chose a farther away spot for courtship display.

While these Pink-necked Green-pigeons (male top, juvenile bottom) preferred their own perches.

House Crow feeding on scraps, while Javan Mynas smooched.

Some days the Long-tailed Shrike stayed far away, some days it came close.

"Look who's inside!" exclaimed the Yellow-vented Bulbuls.

Female Olive-backed Sunbird busy collecting nesting materials, while the male looked on...

Brown-throated Sunbird couple feeding on nectar from the Golden Penda.

A couple of dragonflies came visiting: male Crimson Dropwing and Wandering Glider.

1. Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 10
2. Spotted Dove 3
3. Zebra Dove 1
4. Pink-necked Green-Pigeon 3
5. Asian Koel 2 - Heard
6. dark swiftlet sp. 5
7. Gray Heron 1
8. Sunda Woodpecker 1 - Heard
9. Rose-ringed Parakeet 2
10. Black-naped Oriole 2
11. Long-tailed Shrike 2
12. House Crow 5
13. Pacific Swallow 1
14. Common Tailorbird 1 - Heard
15. Yellow-vented Bulbul 2
16. Swinhoe's White-eye 2
17. Asian Glossy Starling 1
18. Javan Myna 10
19. Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker 1
20. Olive-backed Sunbird 6
21. Eurasian Tree Sparrow 2 - Heard